He Is Not Deaf

1 John 5:14-15 Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him.

James 4:2-3 tells us, "You lust and do not have. You murder and covet and cannot obtain. You fight and war. Yet you do not have because you do not ask. You ask and do not receive, because you ask amiss, that you may spend it on your pleasures." We often wrestle with those moments when we feel like God is not hearing or answering our prayers. We allow the devils to convince us that God is ignoring us, and does not care about what we are going through. We begin to feed into the lie that God does not love us. What we fail to consider is that we may be praying, but not praying in accordance to God's will. The fact of the matter is that God is not deaf; He does hear our prayers. Far too often we pray and expect God to answer, but we never stop to consider that there may be unresolved sin in our lives that we have not repented of and confessed. The other issue that creates a prayer block is the fact that we do not stop and ask ourselves if we are praying selfishly. Are we prayer for things that go contrary to God's Word? Are we praying for things that glorify us, and not the Lord? Our greatest stumbling block is that we spend little to no time in Scripture, and only show up before the Throne when we want something. How often do we complain about those people who show up, or call, only when they need something? The rest of the time we do not know if they are dead or alive. How often are we this way with God? Well, the simple fix is that we need to spend more time in God's Word and praying in accordance to the Scriptures. When we pray, we need to reflect on our own motivation, and ask God to show us what is on our hearts when we are coming before Him. We have a God who ALWAYS hears our prayers, and ALWAYS answers. We may not always like the answer we get. However, God is just, fair, and always answers in a way that is best for us, and brings Him the most glory, in accordance to His will, and His plan for our lives.

Today, God extends an invitation to you to accept His free gift of salvation (Rom 6:23). Will you accept it? Anyone who calls on Jesus, by faith, in repentance, confessing your sins, will receive eternal life. Do not put off calling on Him, and receive Him and His free gift of salvation today (Rom 10:13).